July 26, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5487 

Mr. COBURN, Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. JOHANNS, 

and Mr. LUGAR): 

S. 3445. A bill to approve the Keystone XL 

Pipeline, to provide for the development of a 

plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas 

leases of Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. CORNYN: 

S. 3446. A bill to amend the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 to halt the premature 

proposed listing of 4 central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement 

agreement, and to take into account extensive ongoing State and local conservation efforts; to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works. 

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR): 

S. 3447. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit access to certain disability benefits 

without penalty; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. 

BURR): 

S. 3448. A bill to direct the Secretary of the 

Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming 

wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on 

Environment and Public Works. 

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and 

Mr. GRAHAM): 

S. 3449. A bill to prohibit purchases by the 

Federal Government of Chinese goods and 

services until the People’s Republic of China 

becomes a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. ENZI, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. 

HOEVEN, Mr. LEE, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

PAUL, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. HATCH, 

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. BURR, Mr. 

ISAKSON, and Mr. CHAMBLISS): 

S. 3450. A bill to limit the authority of the 

Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations 

before December 31, 2013, under the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. BEGICH: 

S. 3451. A bill to exempt certain air taxi 

services from taxes on transportation by air; 

to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): 

S. 3452. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for 

consumer credit transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. SANDERS, 

Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. AKAKA, 

Mrs. BOXER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. 

BROWN of Ohio, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): 

S. 3453. A bill to provide for an increase in 

the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

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SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND 

SENATE RESOLUTIONS 

The following concurrent resolutions 

and Senate resolutions were read, and 

referred (or acted upon), as indicated: 

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. 

AKAKA, and Mr. CARDIN): 

S. Res. 529. A resolution recognizing that 

the occurrence of prostate cancer in AfricanAmerican men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address 

that health crisis by supporting education, 

awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects 

African-American men; considered and 

agreed to. 

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. 

HARKIN, Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, 

Mr. KOHL, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

PRYOR, and Ms. CANTWELL): 

S. Res. 530. A resolution designating the 

month of August 2012 as ‘‘National Registered Apprenticeship Month’’; considered 

and agreed to. 

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. 

DURBIN, and Mr. MERKLEY): 

S. Res. 531. A resolution commemorating 

the success of Team USA in the past 25 

Olympic Games and supporting Team USA in 

the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; 

considered and agreed to. 

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

LEAHY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ENZI, Mr. 

CARDIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. LANDRIEU, 

and Mr. KOHL): 

S. Res. 532. A resolution expressing support 

for the XIX International AIDS Conference 

and the sense of the Senate that continued 

commitment by the United States to HIV/ 

AIDS research, prevention, and treatment 

programs is crucial to protecting global 

health; considered and agreed to. 

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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 

S. 195

At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, 

the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of S. 195, a bill to reinstate Federal 

matching of State spending of child 

support incentive payments. 

S. 1173

At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the 

name of the Senator from Washington 

(Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1173, a bill to amend title 

XVIII of the Social Security Act to 

modernize payments for ambulatory 

surgical centers under the Medicare 

program. 

S. 1299

At the request of Mr. MORAN, the 

name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1299, a bill to require the 

Secretary of the Treasury to mint 

coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions 

Clubs International. 

S. 1454

At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the 

name of the Senator from Connecticut 

(Mr. LIEBERMAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to amend title 

XVIII of the Social Security Act to 

provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive 

drugs for kidney transplant patients 

and other renal dialysis provisions. 

S. 1935

At the request of Mrs. HAGAN, the 

names of the Senator from Wisconsin 

(Mr. KOHL), the Senator from Colorado 

(Mr. BENNET), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Senator 

from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), the 

Senator from Connecticut (Mr. LIEBERMAN) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 

HELLER) were added as cosponsors of S. 

1935, a bill to require the Secretary of 

the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the 

March of Dimes Foundation. 

S. 1990

At the request of Mr. LIEBERMAN, the 

name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1990, a bill to require the 

Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed 

Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. 

S. 2055

At the request of Mr. SHELBY, the 

names of the Senator from Georgia 

(Mr. CHAMBLISS) and the Senator from 

Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON) were added as 

cosponsors of S. 2055, a bill to amend 

the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with 

respect to the protection of certain information. 

S. 2078

At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the 

name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 

RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

2078, a bill to enable Federal and State 

chartered banks and thrifts to meet 

the credit needs of the Nation’s home 

builders, and to provide liquidity and 

ensure stable credit for meeting the 

Nation’s need for new homes. 

S. 2094

At the request of Mr. BROWN of Ohio, 

the name of the Senator from Michigan 

(Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of 

S. 2094, a bill to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to update 

a program to provide assistance for the 

planning, design, and construction of 

treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary 

sewer overflows, and to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to update certain guidance used to develop and determine the 

financial capability of communities to 

implement clean water infrastructure 

programs. 

S. 2268

At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 

the name of the Senator from New 

York (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, a bill to ensure that 

all items offered for sale in any gift 

shop of the National Park Service or of 

the National Archives and Records Administration are produced in the 

United States, and for other purposes. 

S. 2472

At the request of Mr. CASEY, the 

name of the Senator from Missouri 

(Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 2472, a bill to provide for the 

issuance and sale of a semipostal by 

the United States Postal Service for research and demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders. 


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S. 3204

At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the 

names of the Senator from Alabama 

(Mr. SHELBY) and the Senator from 

New Hampshire (Ms. AYOTTE) were 

added as cosponsors of S. 3204, a bill to 

address fee disclosure requirements 

under the Electronic Fund Transfer 

Act, and for other purposes. 

S. 3239

At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the 

name of the Senator from California 

(Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3239, a bill to provide for a uniform national standard for the housing 

and treatment of egg—laying hens, and 

for other purposes. 

S. 3326

At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, his 

name was added as a cosponsor of S. 

3326, a bill to amend the African 

Growth and Opportunity Act to extend 

the third—country fabric program and 

to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that 

Act, to make technical corrections to 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States relating to the textile 

and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic—Central America— 

United States Free Trade Agreement, 

to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese 

Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, 

and for other purposes. 

S. 3428

At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the 

name of the Senator from Arkansas 

(Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3428, a bill to amend the Clean 

Air Act to partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low. 

S. 3436

At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the 

name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 

BEGICH) was added as a cosponsor of S. 

3436, a bill to amend the Child Care and 

Development Block Grant Act of 1990 

to improve the quality of infant and 

toddler care. 

S. 3442

At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the 

names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 

MERKLEY), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), 

the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE), the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the Senator from 

New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the 

Senator from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN) 

were added as cosponsors of S. 3442, a 

bill to provide tax incentives for small 

businesses, improve programs of the 

Small Business Administration, and for 

other purposes. 

S.J. RES. 39

At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the 

name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 

AKAKA) was added as a cosponsor of 

S.J. Res. 39, a joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of 

the equal rights amendment. 

S. CON. RES. 48

At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the 

name of the Senator from Vermont 

(Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 48, a concurrent resolution recognizing 375 years of service 

of the National Guard and affirming 

congressional support for a permanent 

Operational Reserve as a component of 

the Armed Forces. 

S. RES. 176

At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the 

name of the Senator from Montana 

(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. Res. 176, a resolution expressing 

the sense of the Senate that the United 

States Postal Service should issue a 

semipostal stamp to support medical 

research relating to Alzheimer’s disease. 

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STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED 

BUS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS 

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. 

MCCONNELL, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. VITTER, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. BURR, Mr. HELLER, Mr. 

RISCH, Mr. COATS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

KYL, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. 

ISAKSON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. ENZI, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. COBURN, Mr. 

JOHNSON, of Wisconsin, Mr. CHAMBLISS, 

Mr. JOHANNS, and Mr. LUGAR): 

S. 3445. A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, to provide for the 

development of a plan to increase oil 

and gas exploration, development, and 

production under oil and gas leases of 

Federal land, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources. 

Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I rise to 

discuss this comprehensive plan for energy security for our Nation. 

When I say ‘‘energy security,’’ I 

mean producing more energy than we 

consume. I believe, with this approach, 

within 5 to 7 years we can truly be a 

nation that is energy secure. Again, I 

mean producing more energy than we 

consume. This comprehensive plan for 

energy security is about truly producing all our energy resources in this 

country. 

Many of these bills in this package of 

Energy bills have already been passed 

by the House that we are introducing 

now in the Senate, as well as additional legislation—ideas that Senators 

have put forward that were adding to it 

as well. 

The approach is similar to the approach we have taken in North Dakota 

over the last decade. My home State of 

North Dakota has developed all its energy resources—both traditional and 

renewable—in a vigorous way over the 

last decade, and we are now an energy 

powerhouse for the Nation. We can see 

what we are doing in oil and gas, but 

we are doing a tremendous amount in 

all other forms of energy as well—both 

traditional and renewable. It is because 

we worked in a very inclusive way to 

include everybody’s ideas in building a 

comprehensive energy plan that we call 

Empower ND—Empower North Dakota. 

There was no one person who came 

up this whole comprehensive plan or 

with all the ideas, but we reached out 

to everyone—all the different energy 

sectors—and said: Let’s collaborate, 

let’s work together, let’s pass a comprehensive energy plan, and then let’s 

keep improving it. Let’s make it a 

process rather than a one-time product 

and keep adding ideas and bringing 

forth items that will help us spur and 

drive our energy development in the 

State, ideas that will create the kind of 

business climate that will truly empower private investment—private investment that will deploy the new 

technologies that not only produce 

more energy but do it with sound environmental stewardship. That is exactly 

what is happening in North Dakota, 

and that is exactly what need to do at 

the national level. 

This Domestic Energy and Jobs Act 

clearly demonstrates that we have an 

energy plan and that we are ready to 

go and that we are coordinating with 

our colleagues in the House as well. 

Right now there are 30 sponsors for this 

legislation, including the Republican 

leadership, as well as the energy leaders. 

It also is a plan which has reached 

out to what the House calls their 

HEAT team—which stands for House 

Energy Action Team. Representative 

MCCARTHY and others, certainly FRED

UPTON, who is head of their Energy and 

Commerce Committee, Representative 

HASTINGS, and others who are truly energy leaders in the House—people 

whom I have worked with on things 

such as the Keystone Pipeline, Representative TERRY and Representative 

CONNIE MACK and others. 

This is about getting people involved 

in an inclusive way and putting in 

place an energy policy that truly 

serves this Nation and empowers private investment. We see how important 

that is now. 

We have hundreds of billions of investment dollars waiting to be invested 

in producing more energy, more jobs, 

and more security for our country. 

This approach will empower private investment to develop all our energy resources. It does things such as reduce 

the regulatory burden, streamlines permitting—both onshore and offshore— 

and helps us develop vital infrastructure such as the Keystone Pipeline. It 

develops our resources on public lands, 

including our renewables, and setting 

realistic goals with a market-based approach, not picking winners or losers, 

and preserving multiple use on our 

public lands throughout this country. 

It would put in a freeze and require a 

study of rules that are driving up our 

gasoline prices. 

It also includes a bill from Senator 

MURKOWSKI. It directs the U.S. Geological Survey to establish an inventory of 

critical minerals in the United States 

and to set policies to help us develop 

those minerals. 

What is the impact? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in March of 2011, undertook a study. In that study, they 

looked and determined there are more 


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